Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-23
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internl rev
cue, 1885,, ,e2o.eO; customs, s., or, 1874

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal rev.
cue, 1885,, ,22oeo; customs, s., 1,o77, 1874
PosrMAsrERs APPoINTKD-Edmond R. Johnson
Charles County, Md, vice B. F. Dement, resigned.
Benz. F. Perrow has been appointed postmaster at
Goodies, Bedford County, Va.
UNCLE SAM HAS No INTEREST IN THE NATTER
Acting Secretary OF the Interior Muldrow to-day
denied the application OF the Alabama Land Co.,
successors OF the Alabama and Chattanooga Rail-
States In proposed suit for trespass against the
Southern Lumber Co, which Is charged with taxi
Ing valuable timber from certain lands selected by
the State OF Alabama under the grant for the
benefit OF the railroad. The opinion states that
the Government is no way responsible for depre-
a1,ons fnn ms waste on lands after seiec
United States has no interest in the matter.
BEER AGAINST rWHIsKY.-Commissione Miller, Of
the Internal Revenue Bureau. is preparing state
ment to show how much the Government receipts
would be diminished by the abolition OF the in
ternal-revenue tax. The official figures in his
Office show that the manufacture OF whisky Is
steadily decreasing, while the manufacture OF
peer Is increasing. commissioner Miller intends
to have chemical analysis made by the depart
ment chemists OF the various brands OF beer In
the market. Samples OF the different brands will
be procured and analyzed, with the view Of deter
mining whether or not injurious adulterattons are
used.
The PRESIDENT TO VISIT CHIcAGo.-COl Lamont
yesterday sent a telegram to Mayor Roche, Of
Chicago, saying that the President and Mrs.
Cleveland accepted the invitation to visit that city,
Where they would arrive on Wednesday, october
s, at a. m, and remain until 10 O'Clock the fol-
lowing morning.
MONUMENT TO HARVEY, THE FoRaER.-Deputy
Second Controller Mcmahon, OF the Treasury, has
small monument, made Of the boxes OF pens
found in the desk Of Harvey, the forger: There
nl1nhQP containing varieties nf
pens.
D. L. Braine reports to the Navy Department
from Rio de Janeiro, August 81, that the vessels
OF the South Atlantic squadron spent the month
OF August at Rio de JaneirO, Brazil, except ten
days spent in fleet exercises at nha Grande. The
Lancaster was then awaiting the arrival OF the
Trenton with relief officers and men. AS soon as
surgeon could be procured from the Trenton the
Alliance would sail for Bahia and Pernambuco
The Tallapoosa, then in dry dock, was shortly to
De ordered to visit CatharinO, Brazil and certain
ports In the uruglayan and Argentine republics.
The health OF the squadron was good. In another
letter, OF the same date, Admiral Braine gives an
account Of the squadron exercise drill and target
practice at 1lha Grande about the middle of Au-
gust. The Trenton had arrived at St VincentS, Cape
de Verd Islands, on the 10th OF August, and was
expected to reach Rio de Janeiro by september 5.
NAVY ORDERs.-SurgeOn j. Rufus Tryon has been
ordered to the Marine rendezvous, New York, Oc-
tober l. Assistant Surgeon James G. Field has
been detached from the marine rendezvous New
York. october l, and ordered to the receiving
ship Vermont.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave OF absence for a month
has been granted I'd Lieutenant Stephen j. Null
hall, 18th infantry, on surgeons certificate. 1st
Lieutenant George T. T. Patterson has been de-
tailed to the infantry and cavalry schools at Fort
LeavenWOrth, Kansas, In the place OF Lieutenant
Mulhall. Leave OF absence for one month and NJ
teen days from OCTOBER has been granted I'd
Lieutenant Joseph E. Kuhn, Corps OF Engineers
Leave OF absence for six months has been granted
1St Lieutenant John c. Dent, Goth infantry. Cap
tain Arthur Norris 4th artillery. has been ordered
to report to Major General Schofeld, president OF
the Army retiring board at Governors Island, for
examination by the board.
PRRs0NAL--J. Il. Lockwood OF New York G. r
Overall OF Mobile and W. 8. Spackman, OF Philadel-
phia, are at Wlllards.-Representat Nc
Creary, w. 8. Darlington of Richmond a. j. Fitch
OF New York and W. B. Nye OF Pittsburg are at the
OF War Robert T. Lincoln
Is at WOrmleyA-Fred Metz of Omaha, E. E.
QulmDy OF New York and Arthur Vernon Of Lon
don, are at the Arlington.-A. G. Heavy OF Penn
sylvanla, ID. w. Williams OF Ohio, ChaS. Y. Thomp-
son, w. h. Browner and T. w. Mussen OF New
York, J. N. Huston of Mississippi r. w. Burke OF
at the Metropolitan.-A. H. Stockwell OF Tennes-
see, b: n. Mead OF Pennsylvania, w. G. Rains OF
New York and s. 8. Minuse OF Ohio, are at the
NationaL-J. B. Tuthill OF California, g. NJ Per-
klns OF Rome, Ga. and G. W. DOckin of Oxford, n.
D., are at the st. Jamea.-W. c. Hunter, the civil
engineer who constructed the AQueduct Bridge, and
who has been for years the superintendent or that
the bridges on the Piedmont Air Line Railroad.